> I suppose I could have a hardware problem, since my PC is a > couple years > old now. However, I can leave the same computer just running a 2.4.x > kernel for days with no problems. Would the redesigned kernel > 2.6.x bang the hardware so much more; going beyond that of > kernel 2.4.x?
It can be that a new kernel does make use of resources that were previousely ignored. in the past e.g. turning on fast writes on the AGP bus lead several systems to instable behaviour - the chipset claimed it supports that but when enabling this it all turned out to be of questionable use. maybe there is just a power save flaw, a problem with IRQ coding or something else that hits the system at a rather sporadic rate - it is hard to say what it is. sometimes only an analysis with quite advanced hard and software tools can shed a light on the root cause. -Alex. _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
